Strengthening the Administration and Help required for the practical Implementation of EU Regulation (EC) No.648/2004 on Detergents in Bulgaria

Abstract

As part of the first project (2008-2009), the enforcement regulations relevant for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 were incorporated into an enforcement concept, for whose practical application, market surveillance structures were created as part of the second project (2010-2011).The aim of this second project “Implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 in Bulgaria: inspections of washing and cleaning agent manufacturers” was therefore to develop a common administrative regulation by the Health and Environment ministries in the form of aguideline for carrying out inspections as well as for creating standards for analysing substances and exercising their use in practice so as to enable inspections as per a uniform procedure and thus to ensure a high level of environmental protection and human health.